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Akimbo
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Meaning of
'Akimbo'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Akimbo
[
a.
]
- With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
Meaning of 'Akimbo' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
akimbo
[
r
]
Meaning (1):
- with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
Example in sentence:
she stood there akimbo
2 .
akimbo
[
s
]
Meaning (2):
- (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
Example in sentence:
a tailor sitting with legs akimbo;
stood with arms akimbo
Nearby Words:
akin
akinesia
akinesic
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